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What will Democrats do with their newfound power? Then: Gulf Air’s CEO shares how the airline is rebuilding passenger confidence. And: Montenegro’s tourism minister reveals how the country is betting on quality over quantity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Mueller explains why Armenia’s parliament erupted into a brawl and examines Donald Trump’s response to the US midterm elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An election special: We look ahead to the US midterms and explore some of the most interesting races. Then: we discuss election results in Brazil, Serbia and Israel, before stopping in Toronto for a hotly contested mayoral race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bolsonaro flees Brazil, Donald Trump gears up for the midterm elections and JD Vance can’t pronounce Middle Eastern countries. Andrew Mueller discusses this week’s news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Voting is on the agenda this week with reports on the upcoming US midterms, the recent Albertan independence referendum and the Serbian parliamentary elections. Plus: how public art can heal a city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Mueller unpacks the week’s news, including a new fine for antisocial behaviour on UK public transport, Trump’s rant about men in uniform and the World Olive Picking Championship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We meet actor and film producer Ryan Reynolds to discuss why identity and curiosity matter more than perfection. Then: we hear how Europe can reclaim sovereignty over AI and we visit Frieze London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Mueller on Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize snub, a new White House spokesperson, a viral memory test and a Peruvian mayoral race with a very unusual name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gabe Klinger, director of ‘Isabel’, talks to us about his career. Then: we meet the former mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and singer-songwriter Leon Bridges discusses his new album, ‘Happiness Anytime’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Mueller finds out what we learned from the 2026 Nobel Prizes, and which animals are set to appear on British banknotes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highlights from the past week on Monocle Radio, including the co-founder of Youtube, Steve Chen; US commentator and journalist, Tucker Carlson; and president of Chanel Watches, Frédéric Grangié.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Mueller looks at what we learned from President Trump’s recent tech summit and Pete Hegseth’s new Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We meet Italian fashion designer Margherita Missoni, learn about the art of foley (making sound effects for film) and take a wild ride through one of the world’s largest urban parks as a Munich rite of passage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A faux pas at the Asian Games 2026, President Trump’s new plan for his triumphal arch and a Republican senator’s anti-furry posting spree. Andrew Mueller unpacks this week’s news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chef Ruthie Rogers discusses her new book, Table 4 at The River Café; Then: the British Fashion Council’s CEO, Laura Weir, previews London Fashion Week. And: we meet designer Tina Charad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.